What is a HTTP Request and Response?

HTTP Response

When you visit a website, your browser sends a message to the website's server asking for the website's files. This message is called an HTTP Request. It's like your browser is asking the server, "Hey, can you give me the files that make up this website?"

The HTTP Request typically includes information like the website address you want to visit, the type of browser you're using, and any other parameters that the server needs to know to send you the right files.

Once the server receives the HTTP Request, it sends back a response to your browser. This response is called an HTTP Response. It's like the server is saying, "Sure, here are the files you asked for!"

HTTP Response

The HTTP Response includes all the files that your browser needs to display the website, like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. It also includes information about the response itself, like the status code (which tells your browser whether the request was successful or not), and any headers that the server wants to send along with the response.

Your browser then uses the files it received in the HTTP Response to create a visual representation of the website that you can see on your screen.

And that's HTTP Request and Response in a nutshell! It's just a way for your browser to ask a server for website files, and for the server to send those files back to your browser.